A few days ago, Otep Shamaya (vocalist of veteran alt-metal band OTEP) came under fire for reported tactics that included kicking The Convalescence off the tour they were doing in support of her. While there are certainly two sides to every story (three if you include the truth), many bands and musicians have spoken out…
Indiana hardcore band The Cambion have announced their signing to Duckphone Records, and in conjunction with the announcement, they’ve released a new song, “Too Late”. If you’re a fan of like-minded passionate hardcore bands like Gideon and Knocked Loose, you’ll want to check out The Cambion. On the signing, Duckphone Records had this to say:…
In the mid-2000’s, the British metal and hardcore undergrounds were struck by the emergence of several forward-thinking bands like Johnny Truant, Dead Swans, and chief among them, Architects. 7 albums into their career and just over a decade after their inception, Architects remains a driving force and primary influencer on much of today’s popular metalcore…
While Limp Bizkit’s second album Significant Other isn’t necessarily the best that rap-metal had to offer in the late 90’s, it was certainly one of the most commercially successful, moving over 600,000 first-week units (yes, this actually used to happen). A more mature album than their debut 3 Dollar Bill, Ya’ll!, it contained megahits “Break…
